V Festival: all the gossip, all the time. When we're not eating, that is (Image: Getty)

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Hooray for British festivals! It's raining in Essex, where the Virgin Media V Festival is happening right now, but that's ok, because it means we're crammed into a tiny backstage bar with every pop star and celebrity we love.

We've spotted Niall Horan from One Direction , who's wearing a basketball top and is still wearing his sunnies, and he's chatting to Conor Maynard. And over the other side of the bar, Jesy Nelson's chatting to Union J's George.

The rest of Union J are dressed a bit impractically for the rain, but Jade from Little Mix doesn't seem to mind as she's on the gin and tonics. Jade's also the only one of Little Mix with an umbrella.

We've also seen Jameela Jamil chatting to Niall - who's basically the most popular person here.

The big news, of course, is that we've had a mac and cheese for lunch and it was lovely. More on this story as it develops.

Sad news, though: James Arthur has pulled out of his performance at the festival. "It's with regret James Arthur is unable to perform this weekend due to a severe throat infection. We wish him a speedy recovery," said the festival last night.